Mission: To encourage and prepare students to become life-long learners, teaching them to effectively navigate and synthesize information, by offering a variety of informational formats and media, quality instruction, and a safe and comfortable environment, as well as internal and external collaboration.
In my school library mission statement, I wanted to present the idea of a continuous learning process which does not end with graduation from the school and its library. This means students should be made excited learn. Students should also be equipped to learn effectively, by making use of the resources available to them, and knowing how to extract and apply information from those resources. The library should be up to date with its resources, offering a variety of formats and media, so that students are comfortable with current resources, and with accessing new formats and media. The school librarian should always strive to be the best teacher possible, making herself available to students inside and outside the classroom, and making sure the library is an inviting place. The school librarian should make sure to collaborate with teachers to provide the best education possible and share common goals. The school librarian should also collaborate with fellow professionals and other types of librarians to become well-rounded and to bounce ideas.
I like your comment about continuous learning--if education stops at graduation, it isn't very useful to students!
ReplyDeleteI agree with all your thoughts, however I wish you'd say something about books and reading. Sometimes that's the foot in the door to getting teachers and students to "buy into" the entire library program.
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